Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite CPI for September 2026 rose by 1.33% year-on-year and 0.14% month-on-month. For the 12 months ended September this year, the average Composite CPI grew by 1.03% from the previous period (October 2024 – September 2025).
In September, the price index of Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages increased by 1.25% year-on-year due to higher charges for eating out and takeaway, and the index of Transport grew by 4.39% on account of rising gasoline prices. In addition, price indices of Miscellaneous Goods & Services (such as personal care products, insurance, jewellery, clocks and watches) and Information & Communication showed respective growth of 2.52% and 2.28% year-on-year. The CPI-A and CPI-B went up by 1.20% and 1.44% year-on-year respectively.
When compared to August, the Composite CPI rose by 0.14% in September. Price index of Transport increased by 0.70% month-on-month, and price indices of Education and Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages grew by 0.56% and 0.11% respectively. The CPI-A and CPI-B recorded a month-on-month rise of 0.12% and 0.16% respectively.
For the 12 months ended September this year, the average Composite CPI rose by 1.03% from the previous period. The average CPI-A and CPI-B increased by 0.94% and 1.11% respectively over the previous period.
For the first nine months of 2026, the average Composite CPI grew by 1.16% year-on-year, and the average CPI-A and CPI-B climbed by 1.04% and 1.24% respectively.
In the third quarter of 2026, the average Composite CPI rose by 1.25% year-on-year, and the average CPI-A and CPI-B saw respective increases of 1.13% and 1.34%. In comparison with the second quarter, the average Composite CPI went up by 0.19%.
DSEC compiles three separate CPI series to reflect the impact of price changes for goods/services on households of different expenditure ranges. The CPI-A and CPI-B cover about 50% and 30% of the households, which have an average monthly expenditure of MOP11,000 - MOP35,999 and MOP36,000 - MOP71,999 respectively. Meanwhile, the Composite CPI covers all the abovementioned households; Housing & Fuels, Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages and Transport accounted for relatively large proportions of household expenditure, with respective weights of 34.47, 29.47 and 8.33.